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In his debut in October, he astonishingly floored Fury but it was not enough to avoid a controversial split-decision loss.

Ngannou still takes confidence from the performance and knockdown – which he doubts Joshua would have come back from.

He said in a DAZN face to face: “Yeah, I have a doubt about that. Tyson showed that he’s very resilient.

“I saw him come back from a knockdown that you wouldn’t believe.

“So I think he’s probably one of the most resistant person out there, and that’s not a disrespect to AJ.

“I don’t believe that AJ would take what Tyson did.”

But Joshua – with a stoic glare – hit back at Ngannou: “Who hasn’t knocked Tyson down? So many people have knocked Tyson down.”

Fury, 35, has been floored seven times in his career but bounced back to his feet every time to remain undefeated.

“Tank” took to social media to discuss what turned out to be an invisible fight, with the American and his promoter Al Haymon holding no desire to match up against Benn.

The whole episode was merely Davis using his superpowers in the sport to tease Benn before dropping him like a bad habit.

Gervonta Davis had no intention of facing Conor Benn

Speaking to Pro Boxing Fans, Hearn confirmed he’s moving in another direction for Benn after Davis failed to respond to a direct message offer.

Gervonta “Tank” Davis: From Street Battles To World Champion – PHENOM BOXING

“No, not yet [Davis has not responded]. We’ll see where that goes,” Hearn told the outlet. “There’s a lot of movement on Conor Benn.

“There are probably five fights at the moment for Conor Benn. I’m not going to go into them. They are approaching the contractual stage.”

Hearn held court about whether those bouts would be UK-based due to Benn’s current situation with the British Boxing Board of Control.

Bobbi Althoff‘s deadpan humor has a new victim in Wiz Khalifa. The American podcaster, known for shooting uncomfortable questions, caught him with her staple dry wit. While the singer maintained his calm and tried to justify his “work” to the host, it turned the awkward conversation into yet another hilarious ride. It seems even Claressa Shields is not unfazed by “funny” Althoff.

Althoff, 26, is an internet sensation-turned-podcaster and is popular for her unusual interview style, which leaves her guests uneasy. When Wiz Khalifa sat down with her, he found it hard to adjust and had a rather difficult time explaining why he works for his son.
In the clip, Althoff asks Wiz Khalifa what he does for a living. To which the American singer replies, “My life is like, literally revolves around my kid. I work for him.” When asked again by Althoff, the 36-year-old rapper replied affirmatively. “What’s his job?” Althoff inquired, assuming Wiz Khalifa worked under his son.
Wiz Khalifa Lauds Claressa Shields - Calls Her a 'Real Fighter' -  EssentiallySports

“No, I’m saying, I go to work so he can…” Khalifa clarified. The back-and-forth continued as he continued to specify that his 11-year-old son was the purpose and reason he worked, with utter patience. Meanwhile, Althoff toyed with him, acting aloof. When Wiz Khalifa expressed that he couldn’t work for his son, Althoff responded, “I don’t know what rich people do.”

Simone Biles is yet to make a steady comeback in the Olympic year. However, in keeping her fans stuck to her everlasting ingenuity, the gymnastic starlet has showcased several exhibitions of her moves on the beam and floor this year. Even so, the usual yet majestic wizardry from Simone Biles has been increasing heat, leaving less room for doubting the prowess that once lit the floor in Antwerp, 11 years back.

After claiming the platform of the World Championship in Antwerp in 2013, she continued to take the superlative forms on every exercise in the century-old artistic gymnastics sports. In 2020, a mental block impeded her fairly running on the trot. But soon, after serving 2 years away from the sporting affair, the gymnastics dutch returned to the floor to continue things her way. So, in this Black History Month, here’s a look back to those happenings, recalling Simone Biles’ victories and setbacks.

Olympics: Simone Biles captures historic 7th medal in her return – Orange County Register

Last year, evading her constraints in the outer world and mental struggles, Simone Biles competed in the World Artistic Gymnastics Championship. Despite this, she triumphed in Antwerp, securing four gold medals, including one for her all-around performance, reminiscent of her first win in 2013. In a recent Instagram post, the 4x Olympic gold medalist reflected on the significance of the 2013 victory. But before coming to that, in an astounding emotional rollercoaster, Simone Biles conceded the reason for returning to Antwerp through thick and thin. “Doing it for the little girl who fell in love with the sport!!!!!” was her choice of sentences to express the reason.

 

iviera Country Club receives more praise from fans and players than perhaps any other golf course used by the PGA Tour. However, that doesn’t mean everyone thinks the storied L.A. venue is perfect.

One hole in particular, No. 4, has had golfers grumbling at the Genesis Invitational the past couple years. The long par 3—once called “the greatest par 3 in America” by Ben Hogan—has gotten extremely difficult to hit. But never more so than over the weekend.

During Sunday’s final round, only six of 51 players hit the green in regulation—or less than 12 percent! And those players still shot a combined one over on the 231-yard hole. But for the entire week, it wasn’t much better.

Tiger Woods Speaks Out on Withdrawal from Genesis Invitational:  'Disappointed'

Stats guru Justin Ray noted that the 15.4 percent that hit the green during the tournament is the lowest figure for any hole since the sixth hole at Royal Birkdale during the 2008 Open Championship (13.7 percent). And that’s after only 16 percent hit the green in 2023.

So what’s there to be done, if anything? Well, one PGA Tour pro, Adam Schenk, had a suggestion for what he described as a “terrible” hole. Bold! And he made it directly to tournament host Tiger Woods on Sunday night. Even bolder!

It has been a long time since fans spotted Rafael Nadal playing tennis tournaments. With the upcoming Indian Wells 2024, this long wait will be finally over. Now before his participation, Nadal finally revisited his iconic 2013 season in front of the fans. He chose one specific match which he played after a leave of months due to a knee injury.

He won the match, which made the event more emotional for him. Now after more than a decade, this Spaniard legend takes his jibe at the emotional tennis moment in his life. Do you want to know which match it is?

Rafael Nadal aims to play at French Open, Olympics | The Straits Times

A reliable tennis source recently tweeted a clip, where Rafael Nadal is spotted speaking about his life’s one very special match. Sharing the clip, this source wrote- “‘It’s probably one of the most emotional victories of my career.’ @RafaelNadal reflects on his 2013 final against Del Potro #TennisParadise.

Rafael Nadal: Spaniard hopes to compete at this year's French Open and the  Olympics | Tennis News | Sky Sports

In this clip, Nadal is spotted saying-“2013, I think the final against, Del Potro have been so special for me because it was the first tournament on a hard after more than a year because I had a very important injury on my knee. And so I was outside of the tour for eight months and then I came back. I play in South America, playing in Vina del Mar, then Sao Paulo and then in Acapulco that I played great in Acapulco but then I was not sure if I coming me here or not because the doctors told me better, you don’t go to play too hard, but I decided to come.”

Emma Raducanu has received high praise following her return to the court this year

Tennis pundit Mark Petchey believes that Emma Raducanu is capable of winning ‘multiple Grand Slams’ now that she has returned to full fitness. The 21-year-old endured an injury-ridden 2023 but is hoping to get her career back on track on this year’s tour.

Following her US Open success in 2021, Raducanu struggled to build on the momentum gained at Flushing Meadows. Recurring injuries and shaky performances raised questions about whether the Brit can continue to compete at the very top level.

Get to Know Emma Raducanu, the British teen making history at Wimbledon

Raducanu underwent surgery on both her wrists and her ankle last year and she has now returned to the court. The former world No. 10 has won three and lost four of her matches so far this year, and slowly but surely she appears to be finding her form.

Several former players have emerged with praise for how Raducanu has returned, with Petchey among those to talk up her chances now that she has gone under the knife. He told The i newspaper: “She is moving well.

Anthony Joshua and Francis Ngannou will meet in heavyweight clash live on Sky Sports Box Office on March 8; boxing superstar Joshua is the former WBO, WBA and IBF heavyweight champion working his way back to the top of the sport; Ngannou, a UFC champion, fights AJ after Tyson Fury bout

Joshua, the former unified WBO, WBA and IBF heavyweight champion, will fight Ngannou, the one-time UFC titlist whose sudden appearance in boxing has taken the sport by storm, at the Kingdom Arena in Riyadh.

Joshua is on a three-bout winning streak after rebuilding from a second consecutive loss to Oleksandr Usyk in 2022.

Anthony Joshua vs Francis Ngannou: The key questions ahead of the crossover  super-fight | Boxing News | Sky Sports

Most recently he dominated Otto Wallin, forcing the Swedish contender to retire on his stool after five rounds.

Mixed martial arts star Ngannou will only be having his second professional boxing bout, but he almost secured one of the biggest upsets in heavyweight history in his first.

On November 19, 2005, Floyd Mayweather Jr. fought his first welterweight fight. Four months later, he would win his first championship belt in the division. But in that duration, on February 4, 2006, an era came to an end. One of the greatest boxers in history, Thomas Hearns, finally hung up his gloves.

Mayweather Jr. retired nearly a decade later. But many can’t help but pose an intriguing question. Towards the twilight years of his career, Hearns fought in the cruiserweight and lightweight divisions. However, he commenced his career as a welterweight. So what would have happened if the two greats had collided as 147-pounders? Who would have won? A former champion seems certain of the route this gripping square-off would have taken.
Floyd Mayweather versus Tommy ‘The Hitman’ Hearns at 147. Who’s gonna take that one?” Now that’s a million-dollar question. But who would risk the answer? Both are boxing greats and living legends. Where one excelled as a defensive genius, the other relished pummeling opponents with a relentless attack. After spending nearly 20 years inside the ring, Mayweather Jr. retired with an unbeaten record.
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It is what it is, y’all. ‘Hitman’ takes that. It is what it is.” He said this during the interview. He shared that he had gone through ‘The Hitman’s career right from his amateur days. Hence, according to Porter, he had never been as skilled as many expected him to be, despite all the boxing he had been doing since a young age.

Floyd Mayweather has long made it a practice of flaunting his lavish wealth, and over the recent Super Bowl weekend that included taking to Instagram to tout the $1.1 million he said he spent on luxury Super Bowl suite tickets for himself and 34 friends. But it also included a post about a much larger expenditure, and one that was almost certainly less fun, unless he was rooting for the 49ers: a check to the IRS totaling more than $18 million.

Mayweather started up with a post about his Super Bowl plans with the following caption:

“Just before I paid that light million and change for that little Super Bowl stuff,” Mayweather posted. “I had to pay the IRS aka Uncle Sam $18,047,181. This is what I owed in taxes while I’m retired so just imagine what I was paying when I was activated.”

How Floyd Mayweather Jr. transformed from 'Pretty Boy' to 'Money' - Los  Angeles Times

Mayweather might be retired from boxing but a tax bill like that shows he’s still making plenty of money from endorsements and other investments. Fortunately for him and his inner circle, he seems to still be doing OK, although it might make you wonder how many more people he could have taken to the Super Bowl if he didn’t have taxes to worry about.